Chapter twenty nine
Dates to the Yule Ball
Goldie's POV:
It's been two weeks since the ball was announced and that's all anyone ever talked about. The ball was next week so mostly everyone had a date. Alta and I were still dateless at the moment. George had asked Angelina yesterday to which she gladly said yes. It was the cutest thing. Lee asked Simone and she said yes, Fred owed George five galleons. We all sat in the Great Hall, doing study work. Ron and Harry were currently mumbling about how they didn't have dates, mentioning that Neville probably didn't have one either. Hermione quickly corrected them and told them he did. He had asked Ginny. I was hanging out with her when it happened. "Don't feel bad I don't have one either." I said to Ron. Fred looked over at me and then quickly looked away. Ron sighed and Fred passed him a note. I was sitting next to Ron and noticed what he had wrote. Ron scoffed and said "who are you going with then?" Fred raised his eyebrows at him and then threw a crumbled up piece of paper at Lulu. My heart sunk. "Lulu!" He whispered. She turned to look at him, rolling her eyes. "What?" "Do you want to go to the ball with me?" He asked as he mimicked ballroom dancing. Lulu smiled and said "sure. We can go." Fred then winked at Ron and I.

I looked down at my assignment and Alta said "Goldie.." I let my hair fall into my face. I had gotten my hopes up that he was going to ask me and he asked her. The one he said he was done with. The one he said he wasn't going to let come between us. Hermione finished her assignment and handed it to Snape. "Goldie." Alta said again. I slammed my book shut, causing Fred to look at me. I stood up and walked over to Snape, handing him my book. He took it from me with a raised eyebrow. I turned around to look at Fred. Ron motioned that I had tears going down my face. I quickly turned around, Fred's eyes widening before I did. I walked out of the Great Hall as quickly as I could, not daring to look back.

Alta's POV:
"That wasn't nice, Fred." I whispered. He looked at me and said "what's wrong with Goldie?" "You know what's wrong." "I don't. I honestly don't. And I can't go check on her without finishing this. I can't afford to have detention next week." He replied as he wrote sloppily on his paper. "Fred, you and I both know what's been going on between you and Goldie and you asked...her?" Fred's quill stopped moving and he didn't look at me, just stared at his paper. "What's that supposed to mean?" He said a bit loudly. "Mr. Weasley, talk again and you'll be receiving detention." Snape drawled. "We need to talk when you're finished." I said as I stood up. I handed Snape my assignment and left, waiting for Fred. About ten minutes later he walked out of the Great Hall and said "so, what did you need to talk to me about? I need to find Goldie." "What for? So you can break her heart even more?" "What're you talking about?" "Fred, come on! We've been watching you two pine over each other since fourth year. She wanted to go with you and you knew that." Fred shook his head and said "in case you haven't noticed, Goldie's never liked me. Maybe she wanted to go to the ball. Maybe she did. Hell, I wanted to take her. You weren't there when I tried to kiss her in fifth year. She backed away from me. She didn't want me to. So, she doesn't like me. I thought about asking her, believe me, I did. But she just....I wanted to go with someone who liked me. And she doesn't. That's why I asked Lulu." "That's a shitty reason, Fred. And if you think she doesn't like you, you're dumber than I thought you were. I thought Goldie was just over exaggerating about stuff she's said about you. You're exactly as she's said. You know damn well she'd do anything for you. I know you saw her crying when she left. That's on you. You're the one who did that to her. Remember that." I said as I turned around. "Alta, where is she? I need to talk to her." "No. She can't see you right now. I think it'll be too much for her." I heard a loud clatter and turned around as Fred had used his wand to destroy something in the hall. "Fuck." He said as he stormed off.

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I walked into my shared dorm with Goldie. She looked up at me and said "I know what you're going to say." "No, I'm not saying anything. He's a dick. I talked to him. He's ridiculous." Goldie sniffled and said "I thought he'd at least ask me. I didn't think we'd be together or anything like that but god, It seemed like he really wanted to go with me. I don't understand. Is it me? Is there something wrong with me, Alta? Why is she better? What does she have that I don't? What did I do?" "Babes, it's not you. It's him. You didn't do anything wrong. If he can't see your worth, give up on him. Please. He's causing you so much pain." I said as I sat down next to her, rubbing her back. "Nobody's going to ask me. He was my only hope." "Don't say that. Someone is going to ask you. Who is going to pass you up. I think Rasmus fancies you." I nudged her playfully and she smiled a bit. "No, we're just friends." "Would you go with him? If he asked you to the ball?" Goldie nodded and I said "or Blaise." "Blaise is so hot." She said. "One of them is bound to ask you. Don't sit in here and mope." Goldie smiled and gave me a hug. "Thanks, Alta." "Alta, could I ask you something?" Fleur's voice said. I pulled away from Goldie and said "sure." She held a bouquet of flowers in her hand and said "will you do me the honor of being my date to the ball?" I gasped softly and stared at her. She chuckled and said "is that a yes?" I had been waiting on Yelena to ask me and she hadn't yet. I didn't want to go alone and to be honest I thought Fleur was very pretty. I nodded and she walked over to me, smiling as she handed me the bouquet. She kissed my cheek and said "I can't wait to dance with you. I just know we'll have a good time."

I smiled and said "I'm sure we will." Fleur nodded and then greeted Goldie. Goldie did the same back to her and she left the room, winking at me before she left.

Goldie's POV:
I decided I'd go for a walk, heading towards Professor Sprouts' greenhouse. I was always at peace in there and it was calming. I had been in there only a few minutes when I heard a door close. I jumped and turned around. Rasmus said "sorry. Did I scare you?" His Swedish accent made me weak in the knees. "Yeah. You did." I replied. "Didn't mean to. What're you doing in here all by yourself?" He sat down next to me and I said "I just needed to clear my head. It's calming in here." The sun shined in through the windows, making the room look like a garden. "To be honest, I followed you here. I want to ask you something." He said. I looked at him and said "what?" He stared at me, his eyes taking in all my features.

"Goldie?" "Yes?" He looked at his hands and then looked back at me. "Will you go to the ball with me?" I smiled and said "yes." "Shit, I knew you'd say no. I never should've asked you. Wait, what?" "Yes. I'll go to the ball with you, Rasmus." He smiled and said "really?" I nodded and he gave me a hug. I hugged him back and he kissed my cheek. "Thank you. Thank you." He said. "No, thank you. I'd love to go to the ball with you." He smiled and grabbed my hand, kissing my hand. "You're the only girl I was going to ask. If you said no, I might've resulted to asking Zora." I made a face and he said "trust me, I don't like her either. I just didn't want to go alone. And when Fred didn't ask you, I took the chance." "Is that why you asked me? Because Fred didn't? Did you ask me out of pity?" He quickly shook his head and said "no, Goldie. No, of course not. I wasn't even going to cause I figured you'd go with him. When I saw he didn't, I figured I'd take a shot. I want to go with you so badly. I can't wait to take you, have you on my arm. You're beautiful." I smiled and said "I can't wait to go with you." "Wanna take a walk with me? Not sit here in the greenhouse?" I nodded and he smiled again. His smile was adorable. He put his arm around me as we walked, talking about the ball.

The end sucks but here it is!!!
~skylar✨✨✨✨